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Last summer, OM were forced to sell Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who was coming off an excellent season. The former Arsenal striker has decided to join Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia. But the Gabonese assures that it is not just a question of money. It was also about being safe. A major asset after the trauma he experienced in Barcelona.
Despite an excellent season with 30 goals scored in all competitions, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang however left theABOUT during the previous summer transfer window. The Gabonese striker gave in to the Saudi sirens since he signed withAl-Qadsiah. But apart from economic considerations, Aubameyang explains that his choice is also due to a security aspect.
-Aubameyang never recovered from his home jacking
And for good reason, during his visit to Barcelona, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suffered a traumatic home-jacking from which he never really recovered. “ They entered from outside, where my wife was smoking with my cousin and her boyfriend. They took him (the cousin's boyfriend) and entered the house. My wife was screaming. They had a weapon,” he said in an interview with The Athletic. “At the same time, my sister-in-law was there with our little girl. I also told him: “Go away, try to hide somewhere.” Try to hide somewhere. That's when I saw the men. There were four or five, I think », he continues before saying that one of them was armed. The attacker then received several blows which broke his jaw. “ I wanted to fight, but a man fell and took my children and my sister-in-law. At that point, I couldn't do anything anymore. If you do something wrong, something might happen to them. We went around the house and I gave them what they wanted, so we could get by », he concludes.
One of the reasons for his signing in Saudi Arabia
A real trauma for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. « I spent so many nights like that: I didn't sleep at all, I just thought about this shit. We have nightmares. I'm a guy who, if he doesn't sleep well, I'm not going to give (to a football team) what you expect of me, I'm not going to give my best… Every time the children are alone, they are afraid », he admits before explaining that this is one of the reasons which pushed him to join Saudi Arabia. The Gabonese thus cites the “ security » as one of the main aspects of his choice to sign to Al-Qadsiah. « People think it's a closed country with severe restrictions. This is the prevailing opinion there (in the West), but when you come here it is totally different. The mentality is very open “, adds Aubameyang who assures that his choice to join Saudi Arabia was always his priority and that his family had ” no difficulty » to integrate.
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